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Mass Health Awareness Campaign
Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement, India

1. Local villagers coming to attend the Mass Health Awareness programme conducted by the Tso Jhe Khangsar Hospital.

2. Groups of villagers gathered to Mass Health Awareness talks.

3. BODHI’s India Field Representative Mr Tenpa TK giving an introduction of World Health Day and BODHI’s involvement in funding the health education campaign.

4. Tenpa TK in background with villagers of Lugsum Samdupling, Bylakuppe settlement.

5. Health care workers distributing materials before the Medical Officer starts his talk.

6. Villagers listening to health talk being given at Tso Jhe Hospital by the Medical Officer.

7. Children looking for recyclable waste behind their schoolyard to set a precedent of reducing waster by recycling it.

8. Community health workers cleaning up around Tso Jhe Hospital to set an example for the local villagers to keep their environment clean and safe for better health.

Of the Mass Health Awareness Campaign Tenpa TK, BODHI’s India Field Representative, writes, “From the general pattern of inflow of patients at the hospital, it is evident that people have understood what we have said and more important they have been trying to practice what they see now as healthy habits. Because of these, we have much less number of diarrheal patients. People are generally talking about hypertension, diabetes, especially the middle aged and the elderly and come for regular check ups. They always have many questions to ask our staff about general health issues and diseases. They have new found faith in our hospital and staff. The general environment in the settlement has changed considerably. People do think twice before they dirty any public place ... This is more than I expected.”

 

 

 

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